Dolphin watching trip planned for July 19 (6/28/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold a Best Years trip to Virginia Beach for a day of dolphin watching on Wednesday, July 19, leaving at 8:30 a.m. and returning… …
How to get involved with Gloucester PR&T (6/28/2023) - There are many opportunities for people to get involved in their community with Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism. “We always need volunteers in lots of different capacities,” said Katey Legg,… …
VDOT meeting Tuesday on intersection improvements (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting at the Gloucester County Library, Main Street Center, from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, to describe proposed improvements at two intersections. The… …
Summer baskets (6/21/2023) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews created 10 summer baskets for the Social Services department to distribute to local children in need. Gloucester Social Services director Lisa Kersey, at left, is… …
Ruritan Club yard sale (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club recently held its annual spring yard sale on the lawn of Louis E. Serio Jr. and Associates, CPA, on Route 17. There was something for everyone,… …
Dolly Parton Library, Gloucester seeks to recruit every eligible child (6/21/2023) - A Gloucester installment of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library went live June 1, spearheaded by Marsha Weatherwax, Pam Dishman Coleman, Nancy Dykeman, Stephanie Beach and Carolyn Haupt. The program mails one… …
He didn’t flinch (6/21/2023) - The man sitting on the bench reading a copy of the Gazette-Journal appears unfazed by the tree that came crashing around him on Wednesday morning. Strong winds blew into the… …
Gloucester County survey books digitized (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester County Museum of History has completed the digitization of Gloucester County survey books. Museums Coordinator Robert Kelly and museum volunteer William Lawrence digitized all of Gloucester’s survey books… …VDOT to construct turn lane on Rt. 619 (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation was slated to begin work this week on building a turn lane from Route 619, Fiddlers Green Road in Gloucester, onto Route 17 southbound. The… …
Fairfield Foundation celebrates opening of new archaeology park (6/21/2023) - Despite the incoming rainy weather, the Fairfield Foundation held the grand opening of its Fairfield Archaeology Park on Friday morning. The site of the 1694 manor house that gave the… …
Marion Randall: A rock in schools, church, community and family (6/21/2023) - “I worked here, retired here, and I’m still here,” Marion Randall quipped. And that’s a good thing too, for all the lives that the 81-year-old Gloucester native has touched, and… …
Juneteenth celebrated in Gloucester (6/21/2023) - Juneteenth was celebrated all day Monday in Gloucester, beginning with a morning march along Main Street and ending with an afternoon spent at the First United Baptist Church in Gloucester.… …Guinea Heritage Driving Tour highlights natural beauty, history (6/21/2023) - Gloucester residents and visitors alike will soon be able to explore Guinea in a whole new way thanks to the newly completed Guinea Heritage Driving Tour. The new tour features… …
Gloucester set to launch new website (6/21/2023) - Gloucester County is set to launch a new, revamped website this weekend. The county’s Information Technology Department has been working over the past several months on building the new site… …
ARRL Field Day (6/21/2023) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, under the leadership of Dean Marzocca, will deploy antennae on Saturday morning at Abingdon Park in preparation for the club’s participation in… …Lions Club to hold yard sale fundraiser (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester Lions Club will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Energy, 2586 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester Point. All of the proceeds… …
Samaritan Group talk (6/21/2023) - Lester Sterling, from the Samaritan Group of Gloucester, addressed the members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club at the club’s June 12 meeting. Sterling talked about how his organization benefits needy… …
Care Clinic donation (6/21/2023) - Dr. Chuck Harris, a dentist and member of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s board of directors, presented a $2,000 donation from the club to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic. Accepting the… …‘A Night Off Broadway’ to be held Saturday (6/14/2023) - “A Night Off Broadway,” a Gloucester Arts Festival event, will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, in the auditorium at Gloucester High School. It will feature three… …
Gloucester supervisors consider long-range funding options (6/14/2023) - Gloucester supervisors took a look at a proposed long-range funding plan for the county’s capital needs during the board’s June 13 meeting.Ted Cole of Davenport and Associates gave a presentation… …
1,000+ attend VIMS Marine Science Day (6/14/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science held its annual Marine Science Day event Saturday at its Gloucester Point campus, drawing over 1,000 people. According to Kristen Sharpe, VIMS Assistant Director… …
Road closure (6/14/2023) - A portion of Brickbat Road in Mathews Court House was closed on Monday and will remain closed for approximately three weeks while VDOT remedies storm drain/sewer line conflicts that have… …Gloucester School board honors Dr. Clemons as he steps into retirement (6/14/2023) - The Gloucester School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center to cover a range of topics, including several items which honored Superintendent of Schools Dr. Walter Clemons… …
Legionnaires to hold breakfast Sunday (6/14/2023) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its community breakfast from 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday at the post headquarters off Route 17 south of Gloucester Court House. The cost is $10… …
Gloucester Library to hold ‘That ’70s Night’ June 22 (6/14/2023) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will hold “That ’70s Night” on Thursday, June 22, beginning at 6 p.m. People are encouraged to grab their love beads and dust off their… …